

37 episodes
by Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn · English
A comedy chat show for less-than-perfect parents. Hosted by comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn and featuring guest parenting experts, comedians and authors. The podcast covers the big issues affecting modern parents - from fish fingers to farting, to play-dates and pelvic floors. Expect frank and funny chat as well as wine, laughter and sophisticated boob jokes. Check out our Scummy Mummies Blog and dates for our Live Comedy Shows - www.scummymummies.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A comedic exploration of vasectomies, parenting mishaps, and humorous confessions.
3 Dec 2025 · 53m
323: Cheating Special with Psychotherapist Juliet Rosenfeld
18 Nov 2025 · 1h 2m
322: Athletics, book writing and a disappointing pole vaulter with Emily Murray (aka @pinkhouseliving)
5 Nov 2025 · 54m
Nicole Howes, author of *Not a Survival Guide*
20 Oct 2025 · 50m
In this episode of *The Scummy Mummies Podcast*, hosts Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn engage in a lively catch-up about recent personal events.
6 Oct 2025 · 41m
Live episode from Big Feastival (Alex James’s farm, Cotswolds) with Scummy Mummies hosts Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorne, featuring fashion-and-mumwear nostalgia, festival tips, and “women who ski”…
22 Sep 2025 · 46m · 19 chapters
Julia Raeside discusses her novel “Don’t Make Me Laugh,” which examines sexism and predatory behavior in the comedy industry, arguing that women’s solidarity and “gossip”/female friendship can help…
9 Sep 2025 · 42m · 17 chapters
Scummy Mummies’ 12-year anniversary episode featuring “Miserable Steve Hill,” focused on life on the road with their touring van—bickering, food/curries, toilet mishaps, travel disasters, and what…
12 Aug 2025 · 29m · 14 chapters
Scummy Mummies’ “Confessions Special” (episode 316) where hosts Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorne read a “lucky dip” selection of audience confessions collected during the first leg of their Hot Mess…
28 Jul 2025 · 31m · 17 chapters
Michelle Griffith-Robinson shares her “rules for life” spanning parenting boundaries (especially no screens for years), mindset and goal-setting, resilience through injury and financial uncertainty,…
15 Jul 2025 · 52m · 24 chapters
Clara Batten discusses her comedy career and social media “reaction” videos, her book and public appearances, moving out of comfort zones, a Nepal comedy trip, and a “wine game.” The episode also…
30 Jun 2025 · 46m · 14 chapters
Father’s Day special with Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorne interviewing Ellie’s dad, Jim Gibson (“Jimbo”), about therapy’s small moments, his Crystal Palace FA Cup win, life lessons, a quiz, and comic…
16 Jun 2025 · 48m · 22 chapters
Daisy-May Hudson discusses how homelessness shaped her filmmaking, her housing activism, and her fictional feature Lollipop (out 13 June).
9 Jun 2025 · 52m · 19 chapters